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History

The idea for Vision International Alliance was born in 1994 when missionaries returned from ministering in Somalia. While they were working there, they saw the need for a group of people dedicated to proclaiming the good news of the Gospel and to helping the evangelized peoples become financially self-sufficient. Such self-sufficiency would enable the communities to break the debilitating cycle of being dependent on others for their support and strength. Let us find, qualify and help to accomplish the visions of the Lord given to that person compelled missionary while he was in Somalia.

With that call, a few evangelical professionals found VIA Mission in 1995 to establish Financially Sustainable Spiritual Communities. With this twofold purpose, Vision International Alliance has grown from an idea into an alliance of like-minded business and religious professionals.